The Wicked Beginning
A League of Rogues Prequel

5 Stars *It's a prologue to the series. It introduces the characters and sets up the context of the following books. - As a shorty-short little prequel, it was fun. - It also managed to intrigue me into reading this series. - These rogues should be a lot of fun! - It is not necessary to read it, but it......more

Emily Parr was seventeen when her parents were returning from New York & the ship sank. She’s lived with her uncle for the past year but he often makes bad investments so there’s not a lot of money. As Emily’s debut into society approaches her Uncle Albert arranges meetings with two rich investors.......more

If you haven’t already read Lauren Smith’s League of Nations series you are missing out on an entertaining and engaging series but you can start the series with this wonderful prequel. It may be labelled #13 (in some lists) but it gives great background and hints on the past and future books to both......more

I don't know how this series got to be popular enough for the huge number of books that are in it - these guys are awful! The book/series is about a group of friends who are not the good guy (but ostensibly the hero) and their romances, I guess. This prequel is supposed to introduce them. In this boo......more

If I hadn't read most of the other books in this series, this one probably would have driven me crazy. It's barely a sliver of the League of Rogues and only an introduction to Emily Parr. Nevertheless, like the rest of the books in the series, it features the engaging characters and intriguing plot......more